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14 Jun 2016
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The tide has turned this spring in corn and soybean prices, leaving farmers with unexpected marketing opportunities, and also possibly nagging worries about selling too early in a market rally. Jeff Hainline, chairman of Advance Trading, Inc. in Bloomington, Illinois, said corn hitting $4 per bus...
14 Jun 2016
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst While November soybeans stole the spotlight last week with a 77-cent gain and traders were kept busy deciphering a new monthly round of USDA estimates, there was a thread of news that pointed to subtle changes taking place in a lesser-noticed country -- India. In the realm of ag news, India has long been overshadowed by i...
14 Jun 2016
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst While November soybeans stole the spotlight last week with a 77-cent gain and traders were kept busy deciphering a new monthly round of USDA estimates, there was a thread of news that pointed to subtle changes taking place in a lesser-noticed country -- India. In the realm of ag news, India has long been overshadowed by i...
13 Jun 2016
By Cheri ZagurskiDTN Managing Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Corn emergence neared 100% and soybean planting hit 92% during the week ended June 12, according to the USDA Crop Progress report released Monday. Corn is 96% emerged nationwide, compared to 90% last week, 95% last year and a five-year average of 94%. Corn condition stayed steady at 75% good to ex...
13 Jun 2016
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter DES MOINES, Iowa (DTN) -- The legal battle to protect the trademark slogan "Pork, The Other White Meat" may see movement yet this summer in the court system, a pork industry official said this week during the World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa. The National Pork Producers Council says it will continue to fight for ...